Chetro Ketl, Chaco Canyon

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Chetro Ketl, Chaco Canyon, New Mexico Located in Chaco Culture National Historic Park Click for computer model animation. Looking northeast along the straight north wall of the ruin. / Looking west toward Kiva "G".
Chetro Ketl model with ground removed. Data from THE ARCHITECTURE AND DENDROCHRONOLOGY OF CHETRO KETL, by Lekson, Dean, McKenna, Warren, et al, Division of Cultural Research, National Park Service, US Department of Interior, Albuquerque, New Mexcio, 1983. This model is of the "known" walls and features of the ruin looking northwest. This model is of the "known" walls and features of the ruin looking east-northeast. View of computer model from above. Plan view of computer model. Aerial photo of Chetro Ketl, with Talus Unit #1 below cliff at upper left. Thumbnail panels:
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